diff --git a/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c b/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
index abce34456c..2fd3d59f59 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ ldap_sync_search(
 		filter = si->si_logfilterstr.bv_val;
 		attrs = lattrs;
 		attrsonly = 0;
-		scope = LDAP_SCOPE_ONELEVEL;
+		scope = LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE;
 	} else {
 		rhint = 1;
 		base = si->si_base.bv_val;